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It's a tabloid word but it's chosen primarly for being short. See also the the old Variety headline about rural movie-goers avoiding films set in rural communi
by Angostura 6y ago
It's a tabloid word but it's chosen primarly for being short.
See also the the old Variety headline about rural movie-goers avoiding films set in rural communities: 'Hicks Nix Sticks Flicks'
It's a throwback to when subs had to get punchy compact headlines on paper and didn't have to worry about SEO
- gadders 6y ago"Book Lack in Ongar" is my favourite. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jan/26/books.guardianreview5 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jan/26/books.guardian...
- Angostura 6y agoMay favourite was the one that never got used. For years sub-editors hoped that former Labour leader Michael Foot would be put in charge of the organisation overseeing the decommissioning of weapons in Northern Ireland. ... just so thy could write: Foot Heads Arms Body Sadly, it never came to pass.